Joseph hugo



(No Model.)

I J, HUGO. COMBINED TABLE FAN AND CASTER SUPPORTER- No. 281.513.Patented July 17,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JosE'PH HUGO, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINED TABLE-FAN AND CATER-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 281,513, dated July 17,18 83.

Application filed March 14,1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J OSEPH HUGO, a citizenof the United States, residing at New York The object of this inventionis to provideattachments for dining-tables, adapted to operate one ormore fans or paddles to produce a circulation of air in the dining-room,and adapted also to serve as supports for casters, tumbler-holders, orlike devices.

- My invention consists in the combination of a vertical rod carrying apaddle or fan at its upper end, a stationary hollow stem or upright,through which said rod extends, set on the table and supportedvertically by the rod, a crank set beneath the table and centrally fixedto the lower end of said rod and adapted to be rotated by suitablemechanism actuated by foot or other power, whereby motion will beimparted to the paddle or fan to produce a circulation of air; also, inthe combination, with the above, of a flywheel fixed to said crank,whereby when motion is imparted to said crank the motion is continued bythe momentum of the fly-wheel, and the rotation of the paddle or fan iscontinued for a considerable length of time after the driving-power istaken off.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of referencedesignate like parts in both figures, Figure 1 is a side elevation,partly in section, of a table provided with my attachments. Fig. 2 is adetached plan view of the fly-wheel and connections.

The letter A designates a table, which may be of the ordinary or usualconstruction.

B designates a hollow stem or upright, terminating in an enlarged hollowbase or pedestal, O, which rests on or may be suitably secured to' thetable A. Within this stem B is inserteda vertical rod, D, adapted torotate freely independently of said stem, and carrying at its upper enda fan or paddle, E, said fan or paddle being provided with a centralscrewthreaded opening, and attached by being screwed onto said rod. Thelower end of the rod D is inserted through an opening in the table andcentrally fixed to one end of a crank, F, which is beneath the table.The other end of the crankF is journaled in a suitable frame or housing,G, which is bolted to the under side of the table, as shown at z 73,Fig. 1.

H designates a fly-wheel fixed to the lower end of the crank F, andadapted to revolve within the frame or housing G.

a designates a rock-arm, one end of which is geared to the crank F, andthe other end is pivoted to a connecting-rod, I.

b designates an oscillating lever pivoted in a frame, 0 c. This lever bis slotted at each end, and the connecting-rod I is pivoted to one endof said lever, and a connecting-rod, J, is pivoted to the other end. Theframe 0 c is secured by bolts or in other suitable manner to the underside of the table A.

K designates a treadle pivoted in a frame, d, and connected to the rod Jby a cranked arm, 6.

The operation is as follows: The treadle K being actuated by pressure,the rodJ is caused to rise and fall, thereby causing the rotation of thecrank F, and imparting motion to the fly-wheel H and rod D, and drivingthe fan or paddle E by means of the oscillating lever b,connectingqrod'l, and rock-arm a. It will be seen that after thefiy-wheel has been set in motion its momentum willcause the ro tation ofthe rod D and its fan or paddle for some time after the pressure hasbeen -taken off the treadle, and by this means a person sitting at thetable may, by occasionally operating the treadle, keep the paddle or fancontinually in motion, and thereby secure a constant circulation of air.

It is obvious that steam or other motive power may be easily connectedand used instead of foot-power, and when this is done a number of suchpaddles or fans arranged at different parts of the room or rooms may beoperated at the same time.

;It is also obvious that more than one paddle or fan might be connectedto the rod D by extending said rod sufficiently above the stem B topermit the free movement of the desired number of paddles or fans.

L designates a tumbler-holder'securedto the stem B by a collar, f,andMdesignates a caster, also secured to the stem B, and by a collar,Both the tumbler-holder Land caster M are adapted to slide on the stemB, and the collar 9 of the caster M is provided with asetscrew,l1,whereby said caster may be held on the stem at any desired positionabove the tumbler-holder. By this arrangement I am e11- abled to applymy attachments for driving paddles or fans to obtain a circulation ofair to any ordinary table without using any more space than is usuallyrequired for the caster or tumbler-holder, and at the same time theseattachments may be made to improve the ap pearance of the table-as, forinstance, by making an ornamental base or pedestal and by nickel-platingthe stem or making it of polished brass.

My attachments may also be applied to counters, bars, and street-stands,as well as to dining-tables What I claim as my invention, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of a vertical rod, D, carrying a paddle or fan, E,centrally fixed to its upper end, a hollow stationary stem or upright,B, through which said rod extends, terminating in an enlarged hollowbase or pedestal, 0, supported on a table, counter, or like contrivance,and a crank, F, having one end centrally fixed to the lower end of saidrod, and the other end journaled in a housing, G, and adapted to berotated by suitable mechanism, whereby motion is imparted to the paddleor fan to produce a circulation of air, substantially as herein shownand described, for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with a vertical rod carrying one or morepaddles orfans, a stationary hollow stem or upright, through which said rodextends, supported on a table, counter, or like contrivance, and a crankcentrally fixed to the lower end of said rod and adapted to be rotatedby suitable mechanism to impart motion to the paddle or fan, of afly-wheel fixed to said crank, whereby when motion is imparted to saidcrank the rotation of the paddle or fan is continued by the momentum ofthe fly-wheel, substantiallyas hereinshown and described, for thepurposes set forth.

3. The combination, with a vertical rod carrying one or more paddles orfans, a stationary hollow stem or upright, through which said rodextends, supported ona table, counter, or like contrivance, a crankcentrally fixed to the lower end of said rod, and a flywheel fixed tosaid crank, of the rock-arm a, connecting-rods I J, oscillating lever c,cranked arm 6, and treadle K, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, for the purposes set forth.

4. The combination, with the stem B, supported on thetableA in themanner described, of the casterM, having a collar, 9, and setscrew, h,and the tumbler-holder L, having a collar, f, substantially as hereinshown and specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 9th day of March,A. D. 1883.

JOSEPH HUGO.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR C. WEBB, GEORGE VAN GELDER.

